Author: Larry Applebaum
Date: 15:20:10 07/16/99
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On July 16, 1999 at 14:21:45, Robert Hyatt wrote: >On July 16, 1999 at 02:24:52, Andrew Dados wrote: > >> >> Position is trivial. Easy win. Here's fen: >> >> 8/7k/5p2/4p3/4P3/6qb/1R4B1/6K1 b - - am Bxg2 > >Crafty changes at depth=11, 2 seconds on my xeon. It prefers Qe3+ as it >doesn't like the long series of checks after Bxg2. > >> >> Fen after Black plays 54. ... Bxg2: >> >> 8/7k/5p2/4p3/4P3/6q1/1R4b1/6K1 w - - bm Rb7 >> > >I get Rb7 instantly, but think I am losing. Is this really a draw? if you >play Rb7, I play Qg7 and black wins this ending easily... IE after Rxg7 Kxg7 >Kxg2 this is lost for white. > >I think this whole thing is being mis-evaluated. I will try to run this >with tablebases as I suspect it is a mate in 20-30 or so for black, no >matter what white does. Rb7 is merely the best way to avoid an instant >mate... > You're amazing - Crafty too. Well into depth 20 the mate in 24 is found. <snip>
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